Modernist Cast Iron Tray with Enamel Painted Decoration, Presumed Japanese drawing of man in hat marvelously graphic

marvelously graphic

who I understand from the seller died just recently at the age of 85

or a pendulum

As such it is all about their expressions

is the location of Krakow

Modernist Cast Iron Tray with Enamel Painted Decoration, Presumed Japanese drawing of man in hat marvelously graphicI found this one at my favorite shop in New Hampshire this week, owned by a family of artists and always a treasure trove of interesting things. My guess is that it is Japanese, thought there is no mark cast of iron with enamel painted decoration in black and yellow and red. Perhaps it was made to be an ashtray, with the yellow enameled triangle perhaps pointing to where one would lay a cigarette, and maybe the two yellow circles suggesting a lighter